More than a million Canadians visited Central Florida last year — setting an all-time record and helping boost overall numbers past the 55-million mark for the first time. Read all about it in this week’s Travel Courier Cover Story.
CLIA is also upbeat about 2012 cruise numbers, as revealed in this week’s lead news story.
Other features include Africa, Rail and Discover America, as well as such regular features as On Tour, Check-In, Fam, West and Calendar.
Editor-in-chief Edith Baxter reports on the outlook for the Caribbean.
Greece is getting its groove back.
Canadians lead the charge to Mexico.
Check out this week\'s Insider\'s look at Istanbul.
Plus lots more.
And make sure you check out the Jamaica Island Vibrations special in this week\'s digital edition of Canadian Travel Press - it\'s jam-packed
with all of the latest news for Canadian travel professionals.
Also, in this digital issue, you’ll find the first edition of “Agent Life” to be distributed in Canada. It is the bi-monthly publication of the National Association of Career Travel Agents (NACTA), which has been the long-time voice of independent travel agents in the US and which has recently launched a host agency serving home-based agents across Canada (through WD World Travel). In this edition, learn about cruising in the waters off Canada’s east coast and New England and travelling in Spain and Dubai. On the cover is Rob Durant of WD World Travel.
What could be better than a Fort Lauderdale getaway? How about one that’s free? One lucky travel agent will have a chance to win a trip for two to the south Florida city courtesy of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, along with partners like WesJet, the beachfront Atlantic Resort & Spa, Dollar, and Sawgrass Mills. For full details on how to answer, please see page 10 and 11.
Student protests have not only disrupted daily life in Montreal but put a damper on the summer tourist season. We examine the issue in Travel Courier this week.
Weekly features include Canada, Family Travel, and the Mediterranean.